September 11, 2017 The Adayaalam Centre For Policy Research (ACPR) hosted a book discussion of: “Tamils and the Nation: India and Sri Lanka Compared” with author, Dr. Madura Rasaratnam, Lecturer in Comparative Politics, City University of London. Dr. Rasaratnam will be making a short presentation followed by a moderated Q&A hosted by Mr. K. Guruparan, Executive Director,…
July 17, 2017 The Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research hosted a Discussion Colloquium featuring the following presentations: ‘The Politics of Transitional Justice’ By: Dr. Kate Cronin-Furman and ‘Tamil Refugee Narratives of the War or lack thereof’ By: Ms. Nedra Arun Rodrigo Speaker Bios: Dr. Kate Cronin-Furman is a research fellow at the Belfer Center for…
June 19, 2017 The Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research hosted a panel discussion: “Understanding contemporary international relations from the perspective of the Tamil struggle for self-determination and justice” Speakers: (Moderator) Dr. K.T. Ganeshalingam is the Head of the Department of Political Science, University of Jaffna. Dr. Suthaharan Nadarajah is a professor in the Centre for…
February 28, 2017 The Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research in collaboration with P.E.A.R.L. and the Forum on Contemporary Issues at the Department of Law (Jaffna University) hosted a discussion on “Documentation in the Post-War Context” featuring the release of: “Human Rights Documentation in a Transitional Justice Context” – a booklet prepared by Adayaalam Centre for…
February 25, 2017 ‘Pakirvu’ (Trincomalee) and Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research hosted a book launch of ‘Nilam Izhantha Kathaikal’ in Trincomalee. Commissioned by Adayaalam, ‘Nilam Izhantha Kathaikal’ is a narrative journalism project by independent journalist and documentary film maker Jera, that documents the lives of those forcibly displaced from their lands.
January 31, 2017 The Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research in collaboration with the Jaffna Learning Forum, hosted Sinthujan Varatharajah, PhD candidate at the Department of Geography of UCL and co- curator of ‘Roots of Diaspora’, for a discussion titled “Understanding diasporic and refugee life” in Jaffna. Sinthujan Varatharajah was born and raised in Germany. Sinthujan is the…
January 27, 2017 The Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research in collaboration with the Forum on Contemporary Issues in Law, Department of Law, Jaffna University, held a discussion on “Memorialisation” by Ms. Valeria Barbuto. Valeria Barbuto is an Anthropologist (University of Buenos Aires), with postgraduate studies in Cultural Management (Universidad Nacional de San Martín– UNSAM Argentina) and…
December 3, 2016 The Adayalaam Centre for Policy Research hosted a book launch of ‘Nilam Izhantha Kathaikal’, a narrative journalism project commissioned by ACPR and researched and written by journalist and documentary maker Jera that focuses on the lived experiences of those who were forcibly dispossessed from their land. The book is available to order from ACPR…
December 2, 2016 The Adayaalam Centre for Policy Research and the Social Science Section of the Jaffna Science Association held a discussion on researching social justice issues in the North and East featuring three anthropologists who have studied the issue extensively in the North-East of Sri Lanka: Francesca Bremner has MA, MPhil and PhD degrees…
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